Mower County transcript., 1887-12-14
MINNESOTA.

special Agent Lightner, who has been at
the sisse;cn Agency since August, has CON-
pleted the work of allot5ng lands In sew
crafty to Indians of that reserve
The seeping car companies have always
seen to it that the traveller who happens to
be alone in a section when he has paid for
the lower berth only shall gain as little as
possible by his good fortune The upper
berth must be let down in order to prevent
him from getting more than the worth of
his money, though it makes not the slight
est difference to the company or It's en-
ployes The State Railway Commission has
| addressed circular to railroad managers in
the State poin ing out the absurdity of this
practice and calling for its abolition
daughter of Henry Kendall of Roches-
ter, seven years cd while rum ns in
field recently struck barbed-wire fence,
the barb penetrating her forehead and kill
ing her.
The hosiery mill of l. E Keatly, at Con-
nersville, Was closed few days age, Ar.
Kettiy making assignment Liabilities
$40, 900. with assets aggregaing sim lar
| sum.
Israel Ryder, an old Indian trader on the
Upper Reseau river, was shot the other
night by Cnar4es Copnass, an, Indian
marauder from the Canadian side
Matthias Hauer shot and killed his wife
few days ago at St Paul, but claimed it was
accidental
The report of the committee appointed to
investigate the charges against ex-Warden
Reed, OF the S ilWater penitentiafy, whslly
exonerates him.
Thomas Nephew accidentally. shot and
instantly killed young man at Biueberry
the other day. Nephew said he thought the
victim Was bear
A citizen of Fergus Falls has perfected
maca.ne with which passenger coaches can
be heated without the use of fire, steam or
electricity, and which will not cause; FIRE
In case of a railway accident
"Lou" Murray was convicted at Buffalo
the other day Of attempting to assault Miss
Mary Sylvester, and was sentenced to ten
years at b .rd Labor. The young woman es-
capped from Murray by jumping from third
story, sustain sng severe injuries
James fitzpatrick. one of the largest land
owners and most extensive farmers and
stock-raisers in Southwestern Minnesota,
made an assignment recently. His iiabili-
ties were $50, 900, and his nominal assets
$35, 600
DAKOTA.
At meeting III Water,o own the other
evening $25, 600 was raised in aid OF the
prof cot to establish Methodist Episcopal
College there.
At Straubvtlle recently Deniel NcCleilen
and D. j Jones were found suffoeated by
coal gas
Governor Church has pardoned John
Lacey from the Sioux Fails Peniteutary.
Lscey was convicted of manslanghter in
Mitchell in 1892 and sentenced to twenty
years = &&s7->
Warrants were issued ut Pierre the other
day for the arrest Of twenty Indians on the
Winnebago reservation ON q charge Of as
sault with de adly Weapons These Indians
sold wood to the whites, received the money
for it, and then drew tn ir revolvers and re-
fused to let them depart with the wood
Agrader named Miller, employed ON the
Duluth, Wilmar SOux Falls railroad grade
at Palisaele, took can Of dynamite into
the hlacksmith-shop recently 10 thaw it
out with the usual result His body was
terribly mutilated. s.
w. and F. Rediske were arrested at Black
River Falls, Wis, recently, charged with
d;sposing OF $1,000 worth of mortgaged
property at Hillsboro, Trail County, and
absconding with the proceeds
Nine persons were injured IN railroad
wreck mile west Of hoquois the other
afternoon. sAs4gg. .sesN
Major A. J, Simmons, president Of the
Board OF Trustees Of the Dakota School Of
Mines, says the tin mines of the Black Hills
are attracting more attention than any
other m neral product In the United States
He also says that . ledge OF gold was se-
Gently discovered IN the Golden Sammit
mine. in Palmer's gnlch eighteen miles
from Rapid City, which viii run $l0O,OO0
to the ton, and To- the richest s.reak yet
found In the Black Hills
Some uneasiness is felt In the Territory
becAuse the supply Of coal y % low that
weather. b. :3 s.Ss %
H a 6oasso has resigned his Office "a
sheriff Of Fall RIVER County and has been
succeeded by Sam 1osaA ...#s 5.ss.S